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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1918
"HOG AND HOMINY”
CAMPAIGN OPENS
Community Meetings to
Be Held Over County
FOOD AND FEED STRESSED
In the interest of creating a senti
ment for larger food crops this year,
a number of community meetings
have been planned in all sections of
the county. The first of these meet
ings was held at Cork last Thurs
day and was attended by the citizen
ship of the surrounding territory.
The second of the meetings will be
held at Jenkinsburg Friday night at
7:30 o’clock. Mrs. C. A. Butner,
Agent in Home Economics, and Mr.
J. 11. Plackwell will be present and
make talks. Among others who will
speak are Messrs. It. P. Sasnett, J. M.
Gcston, J. T. Moore and others. The
citizens of Jenkinsburg are urged to
be present.
Three meetings will be held weekly,
ANNUAL STATEMENT
For tho year ending December 31, 1917, of the condition and affairs of the
FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Home Office—Jackson, Georgia
Organized Under the Laws of the State of Georgia, Made to the Insurance
Commissioner of the State of Georgia, pursuant to the laws thereof
Incorporated 1898; Commenced Business 1898
Balance from the previous year I 69 18
II—INCOME
Membership fees nctually received $ 4,629 42
Assessment for fire losses 13,538 00 13,538 00
Total received irom applicants and members (items Ito 7) 18,167 42
Deduct payments returned to applicants and members 13,538 00 4,629 42
Amount assessed for income tax 149 33
Total income (sum of items 10 to 13, inclusive) $18,385 93
III—DISBURSEMENTS
Gross amount paid members or policyholders for losses ? 13,538 00
Net amount paid members or policyholders for losses $13,538 0o
Agents commission 2,722 27
Salaries to home office employees 1,792 88
Advertising $6.00; printing and stationery $32.50 37 50
State Premium Tax.. 172 08
Insurance department licenses and fees 25 00
U. S. Income Tax 4 98
Secretary of State fee 60
Totul disbursements (sum of items 1 to 15, inclusive) $18,293 20
Balance (amount forward, less item 16) 72 73
IV—LEDGER ASSETS
Cash in association’s office 73 32
Total ledger assets, as per balance, item 17, page 2 73 32
NON-LEDGER ASSETS
Premiums or assessments due and unpaid on last call
made within sixty days on insurance in force and for
which notices have been issued $ 1,480 31
Gross assets $ 1,563 65
DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED
Book value of assets over market value $ 1,480 83
Total admitted assets I 73 33
V—LIABILITIES
Gross claims for losses in process of adjustment or in sus
pense $ 1,300 00
Total $ 1,300 00—$ 1,800 0
Estimated amount hereafter payable for federal, state
and other taxes based upon the business of the year
of this statement.. 167 50 $ 187 60
Sum of items 1 to 10, inclusive $ 1,487 50
Surplus over all liabilities $ ' 66 15
Total liabilities $ 1,487 50
VI—RISKS AND PREMIUMS
Amount at risk Gross cash pre
dollars miums thereon
In foroeon theotst day of December, as per line 6 under
this heading in last year’s statement $6,740,312 00—528,701 66
Written or renewed during the year, per income No. 8. 785,911 00— 8,929 08
Total $6,626,223 00
Deduct those expired and marked off'as terminated 85,884 00
In foroe at the end of the year $6,450,339 00
VII—EXHIBIT OF LOSSES
liosses unpaid December 31 of previous year $ 1,100 00
Losses incurred during the year 14,602 00
Bum 15,702 °0
Losses paid during the year - 14,402 00
Losses unpaid December 31 of year of statement 1,300 00
STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Butts:
J. M. Ball, President, J. T. Goodman, Secretary and Treasurer, of th®
Farmers Co-Operative Fire Insurance Cos., being duly sworn, each for him
self deposes and says, that they are the above described officers of said As
sociation and that on the thirty-first day of December last, all the above de
scribed assets were the absolute property of the said Association, fre® and
clear from any liens or claims thereon, except as above stated, and that th®
foregoing statement, with the schedules and explanations herein contained,
annexed or referred to, are a full and correct exhibit of all the Assets. Lia
bilities, Income and Disbursements and of the condition and affairs of th®
said Assocaition on the said thirty-first day of December last, and for th®
year ending on that day, according to the best of our information, knowled*®
and belief, respectively.
J. M. BALL, President,
.J. T. GOODMAN. Secretary and Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of Feb. 19IS.
J. H. HAM, Ordinary.
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights. As arranged at present tha
following schedule will be observed:
Jenkinsburg, Friday night; Cedar
Rock, Monday night; Delta Grove,
Wednesday night.
The object of these meetings is to
stress in the strongest manner possi
ble the necessity for growing more
food and feed and thereby helping to
solve one of the most serious prob
lems confronting the war-burdened
natin. Hog production will be par
ticularly emphasized. It is the wish of
the farm agents that every citizen in
the county attend these meetings,
which will be held at the various
school centers.
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up Syata®
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With a labor shortage facing the
country, railroad congestion a serious
problem and a world wide food short
age, the Southern planter who pins
his faith to all cotton and fails to
raise plenty of food and feed is mak
ing a serious mistake.
Some people just naturally growl
because Uncle Sam hasn’t time to
warm their feet and put them to bed.
JACKSON PRSGUSwS-ARCUS
HORSES AND MULES
I have bought the Leach Stables and will ket(
on hand at all times a well selected grade of Mules
and Horses and will be glad for the people of Butts
and surrounding counties to call in and see what I
have to offer. Will sell for cash or credit and will
endeavor to please you.
Mr. J. R. Conner is connected with me and he
will be glad to have his friends call on him.
A. A. HOWELL
Phone 44 Jackson, Ga.
Pay Roll o! Chain
Gang For January
Voucher No.
581 SB Kinard, stock food $1,132.05
582 J T McClure, fght bills 102.62
583 J A Burford, provisions 20.66
584 J S Reeves, provision 16.20
585 Holbrook & Smith stock
food 351.75
586 J A Allen, provisions 33.24
587 J T McClure, warden __ 90.00
588 Sam Cook, guard 60.00
689 R L Weaver, guard __ 50.00
590 Walter Cole, free labor 50.00
591 Charlie Goodwin, free
labor 18.37
592 Will Thomas, guard 3.50
593 Henry Thomas, eollards 4.00
594 A L Perdue, vegetables 28.50
595 J M McMichael, provisn 56.34
596 Jackson Mercantile Cos.
provision , 124.99
597 Carmichael-Mallet Cos.
provision 38.55
598 Ham & Carter Cos. pro
vision 50.85
699 M C Wright, mattresses
etc. 52.25
600 W J Thurston & Cos.
repairs 15.00
601 Mrs J L Bailey, milk
and butter 36.00
602 T H Benton, free labor 3.50
603 J R Thurston, repairs 76.85
604 J R Thurston, repairs 71.30
605 W A Newton, provision 6.40
606 Bailey & Jones, provisn 258.30
607 Happ Bros. Cos, clothing 956.58
608 Newton Hdw Cos. tools 679.72
609 Holbrook & Smith, stock
food 101.75
610 McKibben Buggy Cos. gas 10.57
611 W A Neal & Son, machy 305.75
612 Carmichael Hdw Cos tools 50.65
613 W E Merck, wiring barn 14.70
$4,870.94
J. 0. Gaston, Commissioner.
Joseph Jolly, Clerk.
Red Cross Worker Honored
By Nurses Association
\
Miss Jan® Van De Vrede Nominated
Director For 1919-1920.
Miss Jane Van De Vrede, of Savan
nah, director of the Bureau of Nurs
ing, Southern Division, American Red
Cross, has recently received word
from Mrs. Charles D. Lockwood, chair-'
man of the nominating committee of
the American Nurses Association, of
her nomination as director of the as
sociation for the term of 1919-1920. ,
This ia one of the highest honors
that can be given a member of the
nursing profession and comes as a,
recognition of Miss Van De Vrede’s*
splendid service. The nomination
will be confirmed at the association
convention the first week in May.
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Pays For
THE PROGRESS- ARGUS and AT
LANTA DAILY and SUNDAY CON
STITUTION ON R. F. D.
Offer Expires March 16
Planned your spring cleaning yet?
FOOD ADMINISTRATION IS NOT DISPOSED
PUT PRICE LIMITATION ON PERISHABLES
Dr. Andrew M. Soule, State College Of Agriculture
There is naturally much concern
among truckers and fruit growers as
to what the prospects may be for dis
posing of their crops to advantage in
1918. The congestion of the railroads
and the difficulties of transportation
generally have led many to believe
that the prospects for disposing of
their crops profitably are not good.
Of course, It is difficult to foresee the
situation which will have developed
later on In the year, but in so far as
the officials of the Food Administra
tion can determine, there is every rea
son to believe that just as good fa
cilities for handling and distributing
truck and fruit crops will be available
this year as in previous years.
There has been no diminution in
the supply of refrigerator cars, and
the Food Administration at Washing
ton wishes the farmers, truckers and
fruit growers of the country to be in
formed of this fact, and assured that
in so far as humanly possible every
effort wil be made to aid them in mar
keting their crops satisfactorily the
present season. This announcement
is a very important one and should set
at rest the fears of those who have
been debating as to whether they
should plant truck crops during the
present year and spray and care for
their fruit plantations as carefully as
in the past.
It is now more generally and clear
ly recognized than ever before that
fruits and vegetables are an important
and essential pail of the human die
tary, and in view of the necessity of
saving meat, fats and other concen
trated products for shipment abroad,
it is both necessary and desirable that
our own people eat a larger proportion
of fruits and vegetables. By doing so,
they will not only supply the system
with desirable mineral salts, but a
larger proportion of nourishment than
fruits and vegetables are supposed to
contain. Our people can cut down
their consumption of fat and of pro
tein in the form of lean meat with
material advantage and substitute
therefor larger quantities of perish
ables. In this way, they will not only
be kept In good physical oondition, but
a great waste of essential foods will
be prevented.
Every individual should, therefore,
undertake, even in a city lot, to pro
duce as much of the perishables as
possible and utilize them for the ben
efit of his own family, canning and
preserving the surplus for future use.
Every fruit tree should be sprayed and
pruned that the largest supply of fruit
may be made available, not only for
the land owner, but for public con
sumption as well. The intensive culti
vation of all sorts of truck crops, such
as lettuce, spinach, kale, onions, rad
ishes, beans, peas, beets, tomatoes and
corn shpuld be undertaken in order
We are perfectly willing at all
times to do our bit and our best by the
government, but until the size of this
paper is enlarged ten fold we cannot
begin to print all the free publicity
sent in.
that our markets may be adequately
supplied with food just as essential
and neoesasry as meat, bread and po
tatoes.
The severe and continued freezes
of the present winter hava destroyed
great areas of truck crops along the
Gulf coast. Even if the weather mod
erates much of this land will have to
be replanted; hence gr®ens and early
vegetables are likely to ba scarce and
late in reaching the market the present
year. It will take a special effort to
overcome the damage and loss entail
ed by the freezes and to again fill
our storage warehouses with truck
products suited to the requirements of
the retail trade.
As to the attitude of the Food Ad
ministration towards perishables, a.
word may not be out of place at this
time. No attempt has been made to
regulate or stabilize tho price of crops
of this character. The reasons for
this are not difficult to understand and
appreciate if one will step long enough
to study the situation a few minutes
from an economic point of view.
The production of all vegetables and
fruits is a highly specialised business-
It is, therefore, a rather uncertain
business. It costs a great deal to
produce special crops because of the
large amount f fertiliser which must
be used, the very considerable amount
of labor employed and the high cost
incident to transportation and distri
bution through refrigerator cars or cold
storage plants.
Realising the essential naive of in
dustries of this class, tha Food Ad
■Llaistratioa is set disposed, there
fore, to put any limitation eu the sale
price of crops mi this character be
cause, while a truck grower might
make a good profit on Irish potatoes,,
every other crop ha grows that year
may be raised at a loss or at only &
slight gain ever the expense involved,
ft is also clear that the commission
merchants handling produce of this
kind are engaged in one of the most
unstable and uncertain businesses in
this country. Investigations reveal the
fact that a commieeien merchant may
often do business at a loss for sev
eral months, and of necessity be forc
ed to make all his profit during three
months of the year when his volume
of business is unusually good and hia
sales rapid and uniform.
From the foregoing it should not be
concluded that the Food Administra
tion will take Its hand off all perish
ables and allow the market to control,
or speculation, hoarding and other pol
icies inimical to the welfare of either
producer or consumer to be practiced
by the middleman. At the same time
an effort will be made to see that jus
tice be done in so far as is humanly
possible to all concerned in the pro
duction, handling and consumption of
I perishables.
The people of this county have not
begun to make sacrifices yet. If our
soldiers and the soldiers of our allies
need the wheat let them have it. They
are in water and mud up to thier
waist, fighting our battles. Let them
bove our wheat and anything else
they want and cut out the growling.